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Decorated Ketubah on Parchment – Signed by R. Refael Chaim Moshe son of Naim – Gibraltar, 1906

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Ketubah, Gibraltar, Tamuz 1906.
Ketubah on a large sheet of parchment. Decorated with a golden frame, with fine flower and branch decorations, with a bird standing on one of the branches.
The text of the Ketubah is in neat semi-cursive Sephardic script, with the word "Chai" in the center of the text enlarged.
In the margins of the Ketubah are signatures of the groom (twice) and the two witnesses. The first witness is R. Refael Chaim Moshe son of Naim, Rabbi of Gibraltar.
The text of the Ketubah follows the customs of the Jews expelled from Spain who reached Gibraltar.


55x67 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains and creases. Several holes.

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Jews of Gibraltar and the Azores – Ketubot and Manuscripts
Jews of Gibraltar and the Azores – Ketubot and Manuscripts